U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana News

NEW ORLEANS — A Texas-based multinational energy company is not entitled to defense or coverage from a contractor's insurer in a personal injury lawsuit filed by workers following a natural gas pipeline explosion, a federal judge recently ruled.

NEW ORLEANS — A jury will have to decide whether an injured worker employed by a contractor on an offshore oil platform is a "borrowed servant," which would mean the platform's Texas-based owner is not liable, a federal judge ruled recently.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Kristopher Embry against Hibbard Inshore, LLC on Feb. 19: 'Initial Case Assignment To Judge Sarah S. Vance And Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. (cc)'

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Michael Spaziano and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. and John L Crain on Feb. 19:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Arthur Colvin, Lizard Property Management and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. on Feb. 19:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Janice Prior and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. and John L Crain on Feb. 19: 'Initial Case Assignment To Judge Eldon E. Fallon And Magistrate Judge Michael North. (djg)'

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Charles Neal and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. and John L Crain on Feb. 19: 'Summons Issued As To Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer Pharma Ag, Janssen Ortho Llc, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Research & Development Llc, Johnson

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Kenneth Kendrick and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. and John L Crain on Feb. 19:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Cesidio Frascarella, Lizard Property Management and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. on Feb. 19: 'Initial Case Assignment To Judge Eldon E. Fallon And Magistrate Judge Michael North. (cc)'

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently dismissed an East Baton Rouge Parish woman's discrimination suit against an industrial services firm and Texas-based Phillips 66 Company because she did not file the litigation on time.

NEW ORLEANS — A third-party defendant in a Malta-based navigation company's $1.1 million lawsuit over an oil spill on the Mississippi River isn't off the hook but claims against it are pending arbitration that may never happen, according to a federal judge's recent order.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Cesidio Frascarella, Lizard Property Management and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. on Feb. 18:

NEW ORLEANS -- Six Louisiana people, who sued the company they worked for as a result of a series of labor law violations, have obtained mixed results in court, as two different motions were decided differently.

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently dismissed a now defunct Louisiana protective coating company's bad faith claims adjustment and legal malpractice lawsuit against two insurers for not clearly stating their case.

NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge recently dismissed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Louisiana State University Health Sciences physician who allegedly failed to properly diagnose a patient's complaints of chest pains in 2013.

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently granted a stay in lawsuit filed a Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup worker against two BP subsidiaries over illnesses he claims were brought on by exposure to crude oil and other hydrocarbons.

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge recently dismissed the mesothelioma case of a man briefly employed as an engine room worker on Lake Pontchartrain in 1973, saying the case couldn't move forward without two expert witnesses she decided to exclude.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Roger Sheetz and Barrett Beach Bungalows against BP Exploration & Production, Inc. and John L Crain on Feb. 15:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Kristopher Embry against Hibbard Inshore, LLC on Feb. 15: 'Notice Of Removal From Civil District Court, Parish Of Orleans, Case Number 2018-12683 (filing Fee $ 400 Receipt Number 053l-7433710) Filed By Hibbard Inshore, Llc. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Notice Of Removal,